System Leaders | SLEs and DLEs

• EYFS SLEs / DLEs (3)
• Primary SLEs (17)
• Primary DLEs (4)
• Secondary SLEs (12)
• Secondary DLEs (7)

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Claire Jones
EYFS | PHONICS
Marine Academy Primary
Email Claire.jones@marineacademy.org.uk

Emma MacDonald
EARLY YEARS
St James CoE Primary and Nursery
Email emacdonald@stjamesokehampton.co.uk

Suzie Stevens
​EARLY YEARS
St James CoE Primary and Nursery
Email head@stjamesokehampton.co.ukemacdonald@stjamesokehampton.co.uk

Alison Armstrong
PRIMARY | KS2 LITERACY
Okehampton Primary School
Email alisona@okehampton-pri.devon.sch.uk ​

Olivia Bartlett
PRIMARY | ENGLISH
Ernesettle Community School, Plymouth
Email obartlett@ecs.plymouth.sch.uk

Helen Bye
PRIMARY | ENGLISH
Hartland Primary School
Email hbye@hartland.devon.sch.uk​

Michelle Bastone
PRIMARY | MATHS
Part-time Teacher and Lecturer
Email M.Batstone@exeter.ac.uk

Georgina Brunning
PRIMARY | SCIENCE
Marine Academy Primary
brunningg@marineacademy.org.uk

Annette Codner
PRIMARY | PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Marine Academy Primary
​codnera@marineacademy.org.uk

Helen Day
PRIMARY | ENGLISH
Okehampton Primary School
Email Helenday80@gmail.com

Martin Evely
PRIMARY | KS1 LITERACY
Okehampton Primary School
Email martine@okehampton-pri.devon.sch.uk

​Catherine Gee 
PRIMARY | MATHS
Okehampton Primary School
Email catherineg@okehampton-pri.devon.sch.uk

Claire Eidam
PRIMARY | LITERACY
Bassetts Farm Primary School, Exmouth
Email claire@bassetts-farm.devon.sch.uk

Kate Harvey
Primary | Arts
South Molton United Primary School
Email kharvey@smups.devon.sch.uk

Tim Jeffery
PRIMARY | MATHS
Ernesettle Community School, Plymouth
Email tjeffery@ecs.plymouth.sch.uk

Lyndsey Kerswell
PRIMARY | SCIENCE, BEHAVIOUR
Abbotskerswell Primary School
Email lkerswell@abbotskerswell-primary.devon.sch.uk

Susanne Kersey
PRIMARY | ENGLISH
Woolsery Primary School
Email skersey@woolsery.devon.sch.uk

Sam Malyn
PRIMARY | MATHS
St Margarets C of E Junior School
Email smalyn@northamfederation.devon.sch.uk

Charlotte Parry
PRIMARY | ASSESSMENT
Ernesettle Community School, Plymouth
Email cparry@ecs.plymouth.sch.uk

Sally Riseborough
PRIMARY | SEND
Ernesettle Community School, Plymouth
Email sriseborough@ecs.plymouth.sch.uk

Matthew Smith
PRIMARY | ICT AND COMPUTING
Okehampton Primary School
Email matts@okehampton-pri.devon.sch.uk

Kingsley Clennel-White
PRIMARY | MUSIC
Marine Academy Primary
Email kingsley.clennel-white@marineacademy.org.uk

Emilie Lewis
PRIMARY | ENGLISH
Sandford School
Email emiliel@sandford-school.devon.sch.uk

Paul Reynolds
Primary | ICT / Computing
Exeter Road Primary School
Email paul@exeterroad.devon.sch.uk

Tonicha Davies
SECONDARY | SCIENCE
Cullompton Community College
Email tonicha.davies@cullomptoncollege.org

Hannah Dodwell
SECONDARY | ENGLISH
Great Torrington School
Email hdodwell@gts.devon.sch.uk

Charlotte Edwards
SECONDARY | BEHAVIOUR, INCLUSION
Okehampton College
Email cedwards@okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk

Rachel Higgs
SECONDARY | SCIENCE
Great Torrington School
Email rhiggs@gts.devon.sch.uk

Lucy Welzel
SECONDARY | MATHS
Cullompton Community College
Email lucy.welzel@cullomptoncollege.org
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Samantha Presley
SECONDARY | ITT, MFL
King Edwards VI Community College, Totnes
Email SPresley@kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk

Simon Robilliard
SECONDARY | MUSIC
Great Torrington School
Email srobilliard@gts.devon.sch.uk

Stuart Ruffle
SECONDARY | SCIENCE
King Edward VI Community College
Email SRuffle@kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk

Caroline Sherwood
SECONDARY | ENGLISH
ISCA Academy
Email csherwood@iscaexeter.co.uk

Nick Tyrrell
SECONDARY | GEOGRAPHY / EBACC
Budehaven Community School
Email Nicholas.tyrrell@budehaven.cornwall.sch.uk

Max Wallace
SECONDARY | MATHS
King Edward VI Community College
Email mwallace@kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk

Charlotte Wates
SECONDARY | MFL
Okehampton College
Email cwates@okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk

Tim Wightman
SECONDARY | EXPRESSIVE ARTS | Closing the Gap
King Edward VI Community College
Email twightman@kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk

Mark Blannin
SECONDARY | HISTORY
The Park School
Email mblannin@theparkschool.org.uk

Dan Gillard
​SECONDARY | PE
King Edward VI Community College
Email DGillard@kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk

Natalie Gee
SECONDARY | ENGLISH
ISCA Academy
Email ngee@iscaexeter.co.uk

Tania Tillier
SECONDARY | PSHE
Great Torrington School
Email ttillier@gts.devon.sch.uk

John Williams
SECONDARY | ICT / COMPUTING
The Park School
Email jwilliams@theparkschool.org.uk

Kevin Williams 
SECONDARY | SCIENCE 
Tavistock College 
Email kj.williams@tavistockcollege.org
kj.williams@tavistockcollege.orgkj.williams@tavistockcollege.org

About SLEs

SLEs are outstanding middle and senior leaders in positions below the headteacher, with at least two years leadership experience. They have a particular area of expertise and a successful track record of school improvement. SLEs support leaders in other schools through a variety of activities, such as data analysis, coaching or joint action planning. ​

If you are a school interested in becoming a SLE please contact Ben Cotton (Senior Associate of Dartmoor TSA | Assistant Principal KEVICC) to discuss options:
Email | BCotton@kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk
​Phone| 01803 869200 

If you are a school interested in accessing SLE support please contact Martin Smith (Director of Dartmoor TSA) to discuss:
Email | msmith@dartmoortsa.org.uk
Phone | 01837 650910
​Mobile | 07786523276

About DLEs

The DLE role is a pre-SLE designation and designed by us as a teaching school. It follows similar models that have been developed in Plymouth. It is designed for outstanding teachers who are relatively new to having a responsibility or leadership role and / or have had limited opportunities at this stage of their career to work outside their own department or in other schools. The expectation is that DLE status is a two-year role, leading to SLE designation. 

Applicants must have the support of their headteacher who agrees to release them to deliver outreach support. There is no set amount time; however we believe that a minimum commitment of 8 days an academic year is required to ensure that the programme has sufficient capacity.

DLEs will provide high quality support in other schools, which will be structured and evaluated through an agreed action plan. DLEs will agree to engage in ongoing training and development as well as a termly after school team meeting. 

RECRUITING SLEs and DLEs

Recruitment of SLEs and DLEs is currently closed. We typically have two recruitment windows a year (Autumn and Summer). Please use links below to access application information. If you have any queries please contact Ben Cotton (details left).  

Case Study

I became an SLE over five years ago. Becoming an SLE gave me both the opportunity and confidence to have an impact beyond my school. It was rewarding and varied working alongside colleagues from across the region. The role is really about developing and growing leadership capacity in others, but I found that being an SLE grew my own leadership skills enormously. I'm sure being an SLE helped me to secure my movement into senior leadership, a year after being accredited. I couldn't recommend it strongly enough...Ben Cotton is Assistant Principal at KEVICC with responsibility for Teaching and Learning. ​

Ben Cotton  |  Assistant Principal at KEVICC